After a period of financial struggle, the canal was leased to the Great Western Railway (GWR) in 1863. Conversion to a railway began in 1881[2] The railway was built by two companies: the Newent Railway and the Ross and Ledbury Railway. Colonel F. H. Rich inspected the line in July 1885, and it officially opened on 27 July.[3] The GWR operated the railway, eventually merging with both smaller companies in 1892.[4]
Closureedit
The line closed to passenger traffic in 1959, with the Dymock to Gloucester section remaining open to goods traffic until 1964.[2]
ledbury, gloucester, railway, also, known, daffodil, line, railway, line, herefordshire, gloucestershire, england, running, between, ledbury, gloucester, opened, 1885, closed, 1964, bridge, carrying, minor, road, over, railway, trackbed, near, rudford, church,. The Ledbury and Gloucester Railway also known as the Daffodil Line was a railway line in Herefordshire and Gloucestershire England running between Ledbury and Gloucester It opened in 1885 and closed in 1964 1 A bridge carrying a minor road over the railway trackbed near Rudford church vteLedbury and Gloucester Railway Legend For canal icons used below please refer to waterways legend instead Cotswold Line Ledbury Ledbury Tunnel Hereford Road Skew Bridge Ledbury Town Halt A449 River Leadon Greenway Halt Preston Brook B4215 Dymock Four Oaks Halt Ell Brook Newent B4215 Malswick Halt B4215 Barbers Bridge Gloucester Newport line Over Junction River Severn Alney Island Gloucester Docks branch River Severn Gloucester andSharpness Canal Gloucester Cathedral Gloucester Central Gloucester Eastgate Tuffley Loop Cross Country Routeto Bristol Cross Country Routeto Birmingham Contents 1 History 1 1 Construction and opening 1 2 Closure 2 Route 3 ReferencesHistory editMost of the line followed the route of the southern section of the Herefordshire and Gloucestershire Canal which was inaugurated in 1798 Construction and opening edit After a period of financial struggle the canal was leased to the Great Western Railway GWR in 1863 Conversion to a railway began in 1881 2 The railway was built by two companies the Newent Railway and the Ross and Ledbury Railway Colonel F H Rich inspected the line in July 1885 and it officially opened on 27 July 3 The GWR operated the railway eventually merging with both smaller companies in 1892 4 Closure edit The line closed to passenger traffic in 1959 with the Dymock to Gloucester section remaining open to goods traffic until 1964 2 Route editThe line followed a south and then south easterly route between Ledbury railway station and Gloucester Central railway station it joined the Gloucester to Newport Line at Over Junction 5 Stations were established at Ledbury Town Halt Greenway Halt Dymock Four Oaks Halt Newent Malswick Halt and Barbers Bridge Notably a skew bridge that carried the line over Hereford Road in Ledbury remains in use as part of the Ledbury Town Trail footpath 6 7 References edit Historic England Gloucester and Ledbury Branch Railway 113567 Research records formerly PastScape Retrieved 23 July 2020 a b Ledbury Transport History Barry harples Archived from the original on 19 June 2016 Retrieved 23 July 2020 The Gloucester to Ledbury Branch www steamindex com Archived from the original on 4 March 2015 Retrieved 2 February 2015 MacDermot E T 1931 History of the Great Western Railway Vol 2 1863 1921 1 ed London Great Western Railway Stan Yorke Lost Railways of Gloucestershire 2009 ISBN 978 1 84674 163 0 SO7038 Old railway bridge Ledbury Geograph Archived from the original on 13 October 2012 Retrieved 19 September 2009 Photo by D J Norton Ledbury Archived from the original on 23 December 2008 Retrieved 18 September 2009 51 56 36 N 2 26 00 W 51 9434 N 2 4333 W 51 9434 2 4333 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ledbury and Gloucester Railway amp oldid 1193499898, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
